Windows Media Player : Command Line Options

[Kwee]

How to start with playing a video file compensated at a certain time using Windows Media Player as from the command line.

[ThoMas321]

Using my notebook as a portable media device, I often set up shortcuts to make things quickly. The new command line of a Windows Media Player options is a great addition.

This option will open wmp and play the playlist listed (NameOfPlayList)
wmplayer /Playlist NameOfPlayList

Play a song (nameofsong.wma) : wmplayer “c:\nameofsong.wma”

Play a song or video in fullscreen mode : wmplayer “c:\nameofvideo.wmv” /fullscreen

Play the DVD device : wmplayer /device: DVD

Play a song with the player in a certain skin (headspace) : wmplayer “c:\nameofsong.wma”?wmpskin=headspace“

Open player in the Copy From CD Mode : wmplayer /Task CDAudio

These all can be combined as well… for example…

Play DVD in fullscreen : wmplayer /device: DVD /fullscreen

[chroma]

"path\filename" : (For example: wmplayer "c:\filename.wma") - Start the Player and play the file.

"path\filename" /fullscreen : (For example: wmplayer "c:\filename.wmv" /fullscreen) - Play the specified file in full-screen mode. You must specify the path and file name of the content to play.

/Device:{DVD|AudioCD} : (For example: wmplayer /device:audio CD) Play a DVD or audio CD.

"path\filename"?WMPSkin=skin name : (For example: wmplayer "c:\filename.wma"?wmpskin=headspace) Open the Player, applying the specified skin.

/Service:keyname : Open the Player showing the online store specified by keyname. Requires Windows Media Player 10.

/Task NowPlaying : Open the Player in the Now Playing feature.

/Task MediaGuide : Open the Player in the Media Guide feature (current active online store in Windows Media Player 10).

/Task CDAudio : Open the Player in the Copy from CD feature (Rip feature in Windows Media Player 10).

/Task CDWrite : Open the Player in the Burn feature. Requires Windows Media Player 10.

/Task MediaLibrary : Open the Player in the Media Library feature (Library feature in Windows Media Player 10).

/Task SkinViewer : Open the Player in the Skin Chooser feature.

/Playlist PlaylistName : Open the Player and play the specified playlist.